State of emergency declared in Clallam County over dangerous dogs

Published 2024-08-09
It all started last month when the Olympic Peninsula Humane Society in Port Angeles announced it was closing due to financial issues.

That left police with nowhere nearby to take dogs deemed dangerous.

"There's nothing that close to Port Angeles we could look at and feel that it's a facility we can use at this time," said Clallam County Undersheriff Lorraine Shore. "It is a big concern because these are difficult dogs to deal with."

Shore said in a span of just two days this month they had five dangerous dog calls. Deputies were able to resolve those issues with the owners, but Undersheriff Shore believes they've just been lucky.

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  • @sallymoen7932
    Unfortunately, the dogs might end up getting euthanized if there isn't a shelter to take them. It's a sad situation for this community